No power tariff hike on the cards: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Seeking to allay concerns regarding the possibility of yet another hike in power tariff, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the government does not intend to transfer the additional financial burden created by the recent scrapping of long-term power contracts on consumers.He was also critical of the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC)’s order, which “went against the State’s interests”, when the issue came up for discussion in the Assembly on Thursday.M. Vincent, MLA, who raised the topic during the Question Hour, appeared to place the blame on the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government and the KSERC for the crisis that left the former to purchase power at hefty rates ranging from 𔜿.12 to 𔝀.34 per unit i.....